... over 400 small ships came from ports like Fleetwood? Did you have friends lost in such ships? If you did, then give him a thought as you read these notes. Trafalgar Parade: This very special remembrance day will soon be with us. Have you updated your ...

... involve in. Percentage wise, the Merchant Navy lost more men than the three services combined. Figures from. the Ministry of Shipping (1947) told us that 52,00 men were lost and 2,535 ships. When his ship was sunk his pay and wife's ...

... book is “The Admiralty Regrets”. This is a comprehensive record of ships lost or damaged at sea with interesting notes by the author telling the story, where known, of each illfated ship. Another new book is “Roll On The Rodney™. It’s a critical book of ...

... LOST & FOUND PUBLIC NOTICES LOCAL GOVERNMENT BMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1982 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR THE VARIATION OF A PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT LICENCE TO ALL PERSONS WHOM IT MAY CONCERN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that | Andrew Gellatly of The Ship Inn ...

... Lost Love mystery still unsolved THE son of a trawlerman has told Seascape the poignant story of his father’s last voyage when he lost his life in the harsh wartime world of ships and the sea. In August, 1941, the trawler Lady Love docked in Fleetwood ...

... Falklands conflict did they not build a cold storage plant and have British ships fishing the waters and processing the fish instead of just patrolling them as they do now. Freezer ships could then bring home the fish at reasonable prices and we may even be ...

... remember those lost at sea WORLD War Two veterans gathered at the Mount Methodist Church for the annual Sea Sunday and Harvest of the Sea service. The church was crowded as the Minister, the Reverend Donald Burgess, recalled how the sea and ships had always ...

... keeper. Any chances Rangers did create were dealt with efficiently by the defence. ©® GYM RESULTS Under-sevens: A Team lost 6-0; B Team lost 8-0; C Team won 3-1 Under-nines: BJFF 1, Fleetwood Gym 2; Blackpool Rangers 2, Blue Team 0; BJFF 0, Red Team 1. Fleetwood ...

... Snake gave us the ship An American corn snake. A WOMAN found a huge snake in her airing cupboard 12 months after it went missing from her next-door neighbour’s house. Mrs Jean Dinsdale, of Grange Street, discovered the 18-inch long American corn snake ...

... year in 1959, John’s late father, also John, was bosun of the ship and sent the message to his wife Clair on their wedding anniversary. John Jnr said: “Soon after that he went in another ship. I don’t know why - fishermen move about in different boats.” ...

... fishing industry and found this snapshot among them. It was taken on board the ship which was lost 65 years ago. He was just three years old when the Fleetwood trawler Kodama was lost in a storm with all on board. His father was the mate and his uncle the skipper ...

... LOST IN THOUGHT: Ex-fisherman Harry Dingle reflects on the dangers of life at sea and (inset) how the Fleetwood Chronicle reported the loss of the Kodama DURING Holy Week, fish merchants in Fleetwood were delighted to find 1,000 boxes of fish available ...